So look for alternatives. its been said here many times that sony will still support the umd for the next 5 years so games will be both DD and umd, its just that sony might drop the umd sooner than later, or some game developers will just not have the game on umd.

I can say the same that the ppl complaining that they want umd sound just like me when it comes to “Facts”.

All im saying is Pataon2 is a test and from how it looks is doing very well. Some time in the near future sony might deside to drop umd disks, and if they do then the only way to get the games are DD. Some ppl are hooked on umd’s like cd’s where with ppl that didnt like getting music as a download. But times change.

The music and game industry is moving tward downloading content and in a few years full HD 1080p movies will follow. But companies like sony have to move with the rest of the other companies or get left behind.

Many ppl dont like to hear things they dont want to hear, but has to every now and then to make sure you know what is coming.

So like it or not if sony drops the umd, you ether have to adapt or move on.

Most of the people in Canada still have internet speed below 20 mb/sec.

DD only for a famous game with all NA fans is kind of turn away alot of urban and Canadian customers.

I know that there is already a news saying that topping sales in first week.

However, I think Sony NA will do better than that if sales in both way.

You’re missing Patapon 2 DD & PSOne Classics equivalence completely. How does the very fact that the PSOne classics are DIGITAL, and that scores of people want them ANYWAY (despite your near-certainty that anything digital will disappear in a matter of years) go over your head? Maybe they didn’t hoard enough LDs to reach your level of nuttiness?

I’d be very interested to read more about downloaded items disappearing from your X360, seeing as how I can’t find any articles on it anywhere on the web. And the reason I’d be interested isn’t because it might dampen my faith on DD; I’d just really like to read about how the makers of the most unreliable console in history can’t get their DD straightened out either.

And please do enlighten us on all those other PC DL servers that have shut down. If I haven’t heard of it, it doesn’t count. Two-bit operations like Walmart’s MP3 service also don’t count (no surprise their MySpace clone didn’t work out either). Are you thumbing your nose at everyone who bought an Amazon Kindle too?

There’s also been several PC DL services that suddenly shut down in years past. Or companies that shut down their online servers after only a couple of years (or several months).

Yet I have thousands of games, CDs, DVDs and laserdiscs that work perfectly; many are of a vintage 20 years or older.

Will you be able to redownload PATAPON 2 in 20 years? Doubtful. Nor could you copy it from elsewhere, as the DRM wouldn’t match your system, unless you plan on obtaining it illegally.

Yet my UK (or preferably, USA) UMD edition should still be working perfectly, and in any PSP system so far manufactured. In the unlikelihood the UMD fails, another copy can always be found new/used via eBay or other sources.

If my UMD drive breaks, I can have it fixed… or us my backup system… or obtain another new/used system. (SEGA still offers factory repairs for ALL their systems… and still sells some new games).

I know I’LL still be playing my © 2009 (and earlier) games in 20 years… but the question is, will you?

And that’s all I have to say on this matter.

Those of us who request UMD releases say there’s easily room for simultaneous UMD & DD releases of upcoming PSP titles… that we welcome DDs for those people who want it.

However, as many fans of Digital Downloads are quick tell us — and, in many cases, try to forcibly convince us — there’s only room for DD… and if we don’t like it, “too bad”.

What’s with the “DD-only-or-else” mentality, folks? Do you feel THAT threatened that the UMD format — or other PSP physical media, such as the Memory Stick DUO Pro — might continue to exist and/or thrive in the future? If you’re not interested in UMDs, then it’s simple enough to ignore them and not purchase any.

But tens of millions of people STILL purchase physical media on a daily basis, depending upon it for their gaming, music, and movie (DVD/Blu-ray) entertainment — this, even though digital distribution is available for many items.

Lastly…

As for proving that you can still redownload PATAPON 2 from Sony’s servers in 50 years… let’s make it 20 years. Or how about 3 years… MS has already removed some X360 items from their servers, and has altered my “forever” DLC list to reflect such.

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Do you work directly for Sony? Unless you do, any of your “facts” regarding internal Sony’s tests, hard numbers, internet research, etc. is nothing more than conjecture on your part. Only Sony can accurately state this own internal company policies on these pages.

You’ve dared people on several PATAPON 2 blog postings for someone… anyone… to post reasonable reasons for wanting a P2 UMD over DD. I’ve posted my own VERY detailed reasons several times now, as have others, yet you conveniently ignore them (maybe you DO work for Sony…).

You also continue to confuse requests for PATAPON 2 UMDs with PSone Classics DDs — one has NOTHING to do with the other. Where are the supposed “demands” for UMD editions of PSone Classics titles like R-TYPE DELTA or SPYRO 2 (or any other PSone title)? There aren’t any.

We’ve only requested a UMD for PATAPON 2 here… in ADDITION to simultaneous UMD/DD releases of FUTURE PSP retail titles — like MONSTER HUNTER FREEDOM UNITE — NOT of PSone Classics DD titles.

Is there any reason gamers cannot want BOTH UMDs of new PSP titles AND a DD of FINAL FANTASY VII or POLICENAUTS? (Hmmm… though a compilation UMD related titles WOULD be cool…)

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Some of those areas that dont have info just means no one has done that test from the specific zipcode for example the zip code i live in dont even have info and i know for a fact that the city i live in geared up with fast internet from 4 different isp providers.

Well from your responce i now see your trying to ignore the fact that you just got told off.

The site information i provided shows the USA and all the results for all areas and it dows focus down to zip code and no matter where you look you will see internet is all over the USA and it is mostly at a lvl that is acceptible.

And since the game is best selling now just shows something you refuse to accknowledge and that is….you where wrong.